Sara Elizabeth

Sara is 26 years old; she is single and doesn't have children. She works selling cosmetic products, a business that she started 4 years ago, and came up to help with the need to have a job and a source of income, since she was going through a crisis because of her mother's illness; she had been diagnosed with cancer. The business is located in the locality's market, but in spite of adversity she has been able to get through and make the business grow, thanks to her perseverance and effort, and the support that León 2000 and Kiva provide to small business people to have decent means of living. With the loan she will buy cosmetic products such as: lipstick, blush, eye shadows, concealer, eyeliner, gloss, nail polish and body lotions, among others.

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Fundación Leon 2000

This loan is administered by Fundación Leon 2000. Fundación Leon 2000 began operations in 1993 as the first microfinance institution to serve the western part of Nicaragua, a country which continues to be one of the poorest in the western hemisphere. Fundación Leon 2000 works to further the development of micro, small, and medium enterprises through credit services and management, applying the best credit industry practices and technical expertise. Additionally, Fundación Leon manages several business and financial education programs in the community, specifically for young entrepreneurs and at-risk youth. Fundación Leon 2000’s group of experienced and dedicated employees works in 7 offices in Leon, Chinandega, Chichigalpa, Somotillo, Jinotepe, El Sauce, and Nagarote and serves several thousand clients (the majority of whom are women).